Date of Award
4-1932
Degree Type
Bachelors Essay
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Charles H. Skinner
Second Advisor
William J. Grace
Abstract
The presence of water vapor in the air is of the greatest importance to organic life. Animal and vegetable life is entirely dependent on water which very largely reaches the the earth through precipitation of water vapor held in the atmosphere. Not only does the water vapor in the air supply organic life with the life-giving fluid, but it also significantly modifies the climatic conditions of any region. Even in temperate climates such as in southern Australia, the air is often so dry that ordinary wooden furniture and articles of wood cannot be used because the air in this condition absorbs a large part of of the water in the wood. As a result the screws come out and the joints fall apart. Travelers observed this during the gold rush and were obliged to equip themselves with metal trunks and shovel handles.
Recommended Citation
Shaw, Willliam T., "A New Method for Determining the Rate of Evaporation and the Relative Humidity" (1932). Bachelors’ Theses. 2121.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/2121
Comments
A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.